The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-04
oUR NEW HIExICAN LETrER.
Aaother Lester Erom Oar Regufa
Correspondena Ont west.

Another Letter From Our Regular
Correspondent Ont west.
EAST LAS VEGAS. N. NJ. July H.
Editor EsIPoRIA NEWs:-I again at
tempt to fulfil my promise in penning
what I have seen in New Mexico.
Although 1 have not been here a week
1 have seen and experienced some
things that would interest the average
Emporium. The Dutchman said, after
he had visited every nationality of peo-
pie on the globe. THAT he believed all
men loved laZiness,o and a man can
certainly be lazy here to his hearts
content, for he can go to bed al 8 and
sleep sound until or O'Clock, and no
heat or flies to disturb his peaceful
slumbers. And just think of hungry
man sitting down to a large dish full
of nicely Drowned mountain trout, the
best fish in the world. They say
e en and is if good is brain t issSz
my brain has certainly enlarged since
coming here. Tell Uncle w. C. that l
should fear for him to come here and
eat trout as have, lest his brain should
crack his skull, and have heard of no
slick cat fish in this territory.
But there are things here that ara an
eyesore to the average American. One
is the pesky greaser. They are scarce
ly one whit above the Indian, only they
build adobe houses and live permanent
~ in them and cultivate their small
patches of cane and wheat, and have a
few goats for milk and to eat, and
most of them here have a wagon and
hitch two burros to it about the size of
yeariing calf and bring in wagon
bed full of limestone in exchange for
something to eat.
The general face of the country re-
minds me of what the Carolina boy said
about Indiana in writing back
description of it to his mother. He
said: 1T is low, fiat, mountainous
country" for there are valleys and
mountains in view from this city. In
riding up and down the valleys l find
them very productive. There are some
of the finest fields of wheat and oats
from three to five feet high no sign OF
blight or rust or the pesky chinch bug
visible, and this without irrigation
This is the fourth day of this week and
it has rained three of them here, and
was raining only few miles away to
| day. This city is located on both sides
of the river Gallinas, very nice run
ming stream, with gravel bed and cleal
as crystal. The city has water works
/ ny 11Oul q CctuyOl
above the Hot Springs. five miles above
here, and has fall of three hundred
feet or over; and plenty of it. Every
body uses it when and as they please
There are several wealthy firms
here doing business. One firm, it il
claimed, has ABOUT $7O0. 900 invested il
their business, buying grain, hides
wool, etc; and you can see the open Sd
loon oftener than you wish to, yet
have not seen much drunkenness.
The native beef here is not as goOI
As in Kansas at this season of the year
as the grass does not come on as earl
here as there. want now to extend
special invitation to everybody in @
around Emporia to come to this plac
and take rest. Am excursion trail
will leave EmpOria on the 18th of Aug
ust for this place at one fare for roun
trip, good for thirty days. If m
health will permit hope to be there a
that time to accompany them. 1t wi
be advertised further on.
Yours truly,
VERDANT.